Alles ist erlaubt

It is possible that with every taboo that is abolished, a new one arises, in other words: What is the violation of a taboo against the establishment of a taboo? There is no man who has no taboo, more easily accessible, no principle; even more easily accessible and already insidious: no law. We cannot live without it. Principles, with or without paragraphs, are indispensable for our life. With the exception of... and this is where it gets interesting, a book could begin. Here begins this anthology with contributions on the question: "When God is dead, is everything permissible?" What if Karamazov's Law applies? The Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz has invited 22 authors - Petra Coronato, Mark Fisher, László F. Földényi, Thomas Macho, Jean-Luc Nancy, Philipp Schönthaler, Xifan Yang, Frank Witzel, Slavoj Zizek and others - to deal with the approaching end of Frank Castorf's directorship.